
The night breeze entered through the gap from the bamboo booth, feeling a piercing coldness on the skin. There was an uncertain feeling in Mayang's heart, a disturbing feeling of something he did not know.
His mind glared away wandering, not necessarily direction. His eyes looked sky-high - the sky of his room seemed to penetrate the darkness of the night.
"Why am I being so sad?" The heart of Mayang in the heart.
His mind flashed back when he asked permission to go home to his employer.
The flashback
"Dad...Can I ask for permission to go home for at least 10 days? do I feel like something is going to happen to my family? If I'm allowed to go home tomorrow?" Mayang.
"Why come - just arrive? Do you feel like working here?" Reply to his employer with a smile looking at the young girl who had only worked for about eight months.
"I'm at home Nyah, I'm grateful to have an employer as good as you, but I think Mother continues, who before I came here she had been sick - sick," said Mayang with a sad face and tried to hold a clear circle at the end of his eyes.
"Can't you call your family first, just find information about the latest news from there?" Reply her employer back as if heavy to give Mayang permission to go home.
"We're in trouble Nyah's family, don't have a cell phone to ask the news directly, last I sent a letter and got a reply from there Mom's still sick," Mayang said by taking a deep breath in order to control his emotions.
The employer looked at the woman in front of him. I see honesty in the eyes of this young girl. Touched by the story he just told.
"Alright, I'll give you permission for 10 days at the most, because I think my son is better so you can leave it for a while. For your duty I turn to Bik Ijah," said the middle-aged woman who looks beautiful at her age who is not young anymore while smiling looking at Mayang and Bik Ijah.
Bik Ijah is beside Mayang, himself only as a listener since from the beginning of the conversation between the employer and the young girl beside him.
There was a happy hue on the woman's face beside Mayang hearing the final decision from her employer.
"Okay Nyah" answered Bik Ijah briefly.
***
When Mayang tidied up some clothes to bring the village, Bik Ijah was also in the room of the young girl.
"Non, you're back here again, aren't you? " Say him with a sad face.
"I'm definitely going to miss your cheerful laughter here" he said back.
With a face trying to subdue him so that it does not look clear bulir has fallen on his face.
Mayang hugged the middle-aged woman, like hugging his mother. Drowning in the same sadness.
To be honest Mayang is very comfortable and comfortable living here, everyone loves him very much.
Flashback Off
It turned out that his feeling was right that his family was experiencing big problems.
"I don't get to heart if I have to see my family strayed - lunta to have no place to live," Jerit said in Mayang's heart.
"Do I have to call my employer's place there, tell him about my situation in the village and ask for help," he said inwardly.
Mayang is determined to go to the market and try to contact his employer tomorrow morning.
"Yes! I'll do that" said Mayang slowly, turning his body to the right.
I don't know what time Mayang fell asleep, which he knew the boisterous sound of chickens in the morning had been heard in his ear. It's been a short sleep tonight.
He tried to get up from his bed to the bathroom located behind the house. Walking slowly due to drowsiness still whack in his eyes.
Wash his face and immediately take ablution, it turns out Simbok has awakened to prepare the provisions he will bring to help Dad in the field people.
"Wake up Ndok" said the mother, smiling.
Mayang immediately expressed the intention he thought of last night to his mother. Requesting permission to go to market today.
"Okay, heart - heart. Today Simbok want to help your Father in the field. Gendis same Galih school so the key to the door of the house meeting yes Ndok, "command his mother.
Mayang nodded his head in a sign of understanding, then passed from before him to perform his two-rakaat prayer.
***
Hurry up to find a car that usually transports people who will go to the market. Accelerated footsteps to the car base, Mayang worried that he would miss the transport car.
Glanced at the clock that is circular in his right hand, the clock hand is fixed at 06.35. It takes about 10 minutes to arrive at the base of the car.
The car will leave at exactly 07.00 am, Mayang must hurry to get there immediately. The transport will return at 10:00 carrying the second track and so on. Three hours difference every day if there is no strike. Then back to the village at 16:00 pm.
With a little sweat has soaked her beautiful face, finally Mayang until also on the base.
"You're going to Ndok?" Sapa transport driver.
"Yes, Pakde" Reply Mayang with a smile adorning his face.
"I didn't think! It turns out that Darso has a daughter ayu tenan (It's pretty)..." Reveal the driver by returning Mayang's smile.
Mayang blushed embarrassed as he climbed into the car, glanced back at the clock showing the number 06.50. Turns out he walked exactly 15 minutes more than usual.
The car will depart no matter what passengers are in it, Mayang will have to wait another 10 minutes, if anyone will come for the same destination.
10 Minutes wait for the addition of two passengers, and the car drove towards the market which is quite far from the village.
His mind once in the market, Mayang will go directly to the house of his best friend who is not far from the market. Mayang believes his best friend has a cell phone.
Trying to borrow briefly his best friend's cell phone to convey the intentions he had conceived from last night.
Finally the car stopped at the base as well, Mayang immediately looked for an ojek to go to his best friend's house.
Enough time 10 minutes he had smpai on a permanent house very much different from where he lived.
His friends are from a family that is able, and not ashamed to be friends with children from difficult families such as Mayang.
He tried knocking on the door three times, sounding right from inside the house. A girl the same age as herself was in front of him.
"Darling..." Shouted the hysterical girl in front of him.
The two of them hugged each other, letting go of each other.
"I miss you..." Said his best friend.
"Just like Nik, I miss you too" Mayang replied.
"Let's go in! " By pulling Mayang's hand into his house.
"Where are your parents?" Mayang asked because he felt that there was no activity other than the two of them.
"Mother, if you are used to driving in the field, " said Menik with a smile that could not be separated on his face.
Menik's father, including Mr. Takur, has many rice fields and fields worked by people like Mayang's father.
"Tumben here, what's wrong? I always wait for news from you? When meeting your father in the market," said Menik with curiosity.
Apparently Menik often asked news from his father who often two days a week became pelvic workers in this market.
"I know now you work in the city, so no longer here" Menik said with a sad look.
Menik knows very well that Mayang is a smart child at school, his mind wants to continue college. But after hearing stories from his parents that his best friend instead worked as a domestic assistant in the city.
Fate is not on his best friend's side. There is sadness in the eyes of Menik hearing the story of Mr. Mayang.
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